Author: Lucy Iwuala

English (en) Speed In general, speed is the overall time something takes to complete. For example, if a computer is fast, it opens a program in less than a few seconds. Fast computers can open smaller programs in less than a second. However, if a computer is slow, it can take several seconds or maybe...

English (en) Speech Recognition Speech recognition/voice recognition, also known as automatic speech recognition (ASR), computer speech recognition or speech-to-text, is a capability that enables a program to process human speech into a written format. Other languages: Igbo, Yoruba Related terms Machine Translation Fasahar juyar da furuci-rubutu Decomposition:  a technology that allows for converting speech to text...

English (en) Spammer Spear-phishing is a type of phishing attack that targets specific individuals or organizations typically through malicious emails. The goal of spear phishing is to steal sensitive information such as login credentials or infect the targets' devices with malware. Other languages: Igbo, Yoruba Related terms Phishing Farmakin Musamman ta Imel Decomposition: Kutsen Musamman ta...

English (en) Spammer Spam messages often come in the form of harmless (though annoying) promotional emails. But sometimes spam is a fraudulent or malicious scam. While the definition of spam is any unsolicited message sent in bulk, spamming is the act of sending these messages. And the person who sends the messages is a spammer.

English (en) Space bar Also called space key, space bar is the wide key at the bottom of a computer keyboard or typewriter that is used to make a space. The keyboard key that inserts a blank space into a document. When the spacebar key is pressed, it creates an empty space known as a...

English (en) Social Media Social network, in computers, an online community of individuals who exchange messages, share information, and, in some cases, cooperate on joint activities. Social networks are websites and apps that allow users and organizations to connect, communicate, share information and form relationships. Other languages: Igbo, Yoruba Related terms Social Media Dandalin Yaɗa Bayanai...

English (en) Social Media Social Media are forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos). Other languages: Igbo, Yoruba Related terms Social Network Dandalin Yaɗa Bayanai Decomposition:  a platform for information dissemination Dandalin Sada Zumunta...

English (en) Smishing Smishing is a social engineering attack that uses fake mobile text messages to trick people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information or sending money to cybercriminal. Other languages: Igbo, Yoruba Related terms Hack, Malware yaudara ta saƙon kar-ta-kwana Decomposition:  SMS Deception Farmakin saƙon kar-ta-kwana Decomposition:  attack through SMS  

English (en) Slideshow The continuous display of selected images on the computer, either sequentially or at random. Slideshows are created by the operating system and run after a designated period of no user activity. Other languages: Igbo, Yoruba Related terms Slide (presentation page), Slide (presentation page) Nunin hotunan kwamfuta ɗoɗar Decomposition:  a continuous show of computer's...

English (en) Slide (swipe finger across) For any touchscreen interface, swipe or slide describes laying your finger on a screen and moving in any direction. For example, with a smartphone, you may need to slide or swipe your finger to bring up the prompt to unlock the lock screen on a phone. Other languages: Igbo,...